A Native Americans view of Avatar

[Layzie]

Wow... The author of this article is such an idiot. I can't believe they wrote at one point "As a Native person, I have...", this can't be true. This is coming from a person who at the end of the article said real Indians know it takes a lot of time to be a real Indian. I wish I could speak to this person directly. I am Native American. I'm Forest County Potawatomi, check it if you don't believe it, and I'm on the Rez everyday. All the stuff this person says in here is not that of actual Native American life. Being Native doesn't take "time". You're either Native or you're not, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Unless this is one of those white people who are so pro-Native American and try to study the culture all that and try to play the whole "I'm Native American, but not by blood but because of" blah blah blah. Not to sound racist because I'm not, it's just that those kind of people do exist. And if this person really is Native, they should live on or near the Rez, and if they did, I would have a hard time believing they have a local movie theater. But anyway, with all that being said, I'm Native, and I don't think there is anything wrong with Avatar. The author wrote so much about how this isn't a real Indian movie and real Indians aren't like this or like that. Again, you're not a real Indian so don't talk like you are. And that is the point! It is NOT a Native movie, obviously. If it were, it would be set on Earth, probably in set in the 1800's. It wasn't supposed to be a Native movie, so this stupid person is trying to argue something that doesn't exist.